Media Magick

Back in 1989 director Saeed Rizvi came up with Pakistan’s first film to have special visual effects titled Shani (which was a story about a being from another planet accidentally arriving in a village); the film was widely appreciated and liked by masses back in that time. 30 years later after so many advancements and technical developments Nadir Shah brings Project Ghazi, featuring the one of the superstars of Pakistani film industry Humayun Saeed along with budding talents like Sheheryar Munawwar, Adnan Jaffar and Syra Shahroz along with the veteran Tallat Hussain. Will the film survive at the box office? Will it be liked by audiences? Let’s find out!

Project Ghazi is about a special project with the same title where soldiers with special capabilities are formulated and turned in to advanced and special beings. Zain (Sheheryar Munawwar) under the command of Salaar Salahuddin (Humayun Saeed) takes up an operation to fight the evil super-being Kataan (Adnan Jaffar) and what happens during that operation is what Project Ghazi is all about.

Movie Review: Project Ghazi

It is commendable that someone from Pakistani film industry took up the challenge to make a sci-fi film and gave it a go. But apart from that Project Ghazi lacks bigtime in technical side. From the visuals to the direction, Project Ghazi doesn’t offer anything magnum opus. The script is feeble. With a paper-thin plot which is not even executed effectively, Project Ghazi misses the mark in storytelling as well. Fight sequences are highpoints of any sci-fi film but in this very Nadir Shah’s attempt they are total miss and they are not choreographed effectively.

Humayun Saeed looks good in the character of Salaar, he takes up a role that suits his personality and age. A mature soldier who is focused and have an eye for the details. Shehrayar Munawwar looks confused and at times robotic, his dialogue delivery falters. In action scenes Munawwar doesn’t leave any mark. Syra Shahroz doesn’t impress. Tallat Hussain is okay.

Adnan Jaffar stands out in the entire project mainly because of his voice and the way he delivers his dialogue. There is only one song in Project Ghazi “Yeh Watan Tumhara Hai” which is badly sung and it felt fatigued.

Project Ghazi is one of those films which lack good content, decent execution, noteworthy performances, recallable music and striking fight sequences. The film is released after the delay of more than a year in the name of adjusting the glitches it had when it was first ready to be released, but the final product is still in need of modification on many levels. The additions of scenes to promote brands in the film look too unnatural and are plain torture.

Project Ghazi Trailer:

Project Ghazi is one of those films which besides being just 90 minutes long makes its audience feel bored and exhausted because it offers neither entertainment nor substance. At the box office this film will have quite a rough sail and will be difficult for it to compete with Laal Kabootar and Sherdil.